Roy J. Tellason wrote in a message to Peter May:

 PM> You cant keep digging ore out of the ground and turning it into
 PM> "things" for almost free, so where are the costs of the raw
 PM> materials?

 PM> What is this doing to other, well thought out industries in other
 PM> countries, where natural resources still have some value attached
 PM> to them?  

 RJT> Good questions,  those.

Maybe the electronics industries in China are subsidised by the state, so
profit is not an issue, all the same eventually things catch up with them.
It's a real worry, I wanted to get some old WW2 walkie talkie parts over to
here from the USA and it was going to cost almost the same amount as the
part was worth in shipping to get it here.

How much does this stuff cost to ship over here from China? OK it's by the
container load but it surely that cost cuts into things.

Theres already concern in Pollution Control circles (such as where I work)
that the Chinese quality of life is getting better. Subsequently, they all
desire to buy and run petrol or diesel powered cars, the big question is
what will that do to worldwide air quality and how will existing oil
reserves be impacted?

You have to consider the size of the population thats currently getting
around on bicycles suddenly graduating to automobiles.

Resources are not infinite anymore.

I've just seen a brand new DVD player advertised on the TV for only $78
australian - amazing!
I thought mine was cheap!


Regards,
Peter 
--- timEd 1.10.y2k+